Unpacking “Separation of Church and State” February 20, 2024 by: Alan D. Strange This article is part of the Unpacking Culture series in which we examine a well-known axiom and weigh any true or positive aspects of it against any negative or misleading connotations of the phrase. What Is the Relationship between Church and State?…
Podcast: The Most Important Thing Our Churches Have Forgotten to Do (Paul Miller) February 19, 2024 by: Crossway This article is part of the The Crossway Podcast series. Are Our Churches Praying Together? In this episode, Paul Miller deepens our understanding of prayer by highlighting why we need to pray with one another if we…
How Does the Parable of the Two Sons Display the Genius of Jesus? February 18, 2024 by: Peter J. Williams Layers of Meaning The parable of the two sons is Jesus’s longest story, and it’s remarkable in so many ways. I always keep finding new things in there. The setting in Luke’s Gospel is that…
Do Exodus and Numbers Justify Abortion? (Exodus 21 and Numbers 5) February 17, 2024 by: Scott Klusendorf This article is part of the Tough Passages series. Read the Passage 22 “When men strive together and hit a pregnant woman, so that her children come out, but there is no harm, the one who hit her…
The Hollow Promise the Internet Makes to Lonely People February 16, 2024 by: Samuel D. James Creating Your Own Image One of the primary messages that the web is preaching to our hearts is that you can be anything and you can do anything, and you don’t have to accept the life of the world…